China and Emerging Markets

A wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

Barclays Capital is upgrading base metal price forecasts as we enter a seasonally strong demand period.

The S&P 500 is stuck at its 200-day moving average with mixed data and lack of volume providing little in the way of direction from here. Dow up 22.

While Wall Street was stronger on IP data, volumes were low and other markets stood still as authorities tinkered or are anticipated to tinker. Dow up 46.

Wall Street followed Australia up last night on Chinese data and the Basel III regulations. Dow up 81.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with supportive factors identified for gold, copper and oil and an update on Brazilian iron ore output.

A wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

A brief look at important company events and economic data releases next week.

IMD Professor Winter Nie believes Chinese companies are already re-shaping the global landscape for high-end manufacturers.

With Jewish New Year in swing, lack of volume is affecting meaningless movement on Wall Street, although the bond sell-off is hotting up. Dow up 28.